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Apr 01, 2020 - 01:15 AM
In the examples you gave for molto and molti, the words have two different meanings. In the first example (molto belli), molto means "very," as in "The gifts are very beautiful." In the second example, molti means "many," as in "We have that in many colors." That might explain the difference you noted.
I can understand your confusion with "per Roma" as opposed to "a Roma." You cite the rule about going to a city vs. going to a country, but that rule doesn't apply here because the sentence isn't talking about going to a city -- it's talking about someone having tickets FOR a city. That's a difference between Italian and English. In English we would say, "He has tickets TO Rome." But in Italian we'd say "He has tickets FOR Rome."
Clear as mud?
I can understand your confusion with "per Roma" as opposed to "a Roma." You cite the rule about going to a city vs. going to a country, but that rule doesn't apply here because the sentence isn't talking about going to a city -- it's talking about someone having tickets FOR a city. That's a difference between Italian and English. In English we would say, "He has tickets TO Rome." But in Italian we'd say "He has tickets FOR Rome."
Clear as mud?
Apr 09, 2020 - 11:04 AM
Thanks! I actually have one more question about "per" vs "a".
1. Posso usare questa carta di credito per pagare.
This is another one that I don't understand why it's per pagare. If it translates to "to pay", why is it per? Probably simple but I am just missing it.
1. Posso usare questa carta di credito per pagare.
This is another one that I don't understand why it's per pagare. If it translates to "to pay", why is it per? Probably simple but I am just missing it.
Apr 09, 2020 - 12:38 PM
Yeah, it's another Italianism. In this case, the sentence means "Can I use this credit card for the purpose of paying." It's correct the way you have it structured, and you can also construct the sentence like this: "Posso pagare con questa carta di credito" or "Va bene pagare con questa carta di credito."
